Does Practice Make Perfect?

1 John 3:4-10 ESV “Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him keeps on sinning; no one who keeps on sinning has either seen him or

How tolerant of other believers should we be?

How tolerant of other believers should we be? Even when disputing/dialoguing over prominent doctrines, a disciple of Jesus should exercise restraint and show respect. It is one thing to disagree with a position; it is quite another to disparage a person. We must hold fast to the Truth while showing compassion to those who question

Elijah Before Christ

Answers Concerning Prophecies and things future #23 Elijah Before Christ There is nothing in the Bible that leads us to expect that Elijah will be on the earth before Christ. All that appears evident is that Elijah will have a preliminary work in connection with Israel. In a similar way, John the Baptist, although the

Second Sunday of Lent

Sunday worship, February 28, 2021Second Sunday of Lent Watch this service below. You can also follow along in the digital bulletin. Click here to securely support our ministry. (Thank you!!) Click here to watch the sermon video by Heidi Youngquist, candidate for ministry in the NE synod. Second Sunday of Lent

The Highway Of Blue Dereliction

Oregon happens to be one of the deep blue states. It was so beautiful when we first moved here. The most recent election made it possible for all hard drugs to be legal in this state. The eventual consequence would be more of this. Homelessness is rampant in OR because of drugs. As a Christian,

Jesus Exposing The Whitewashed Tombs

27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. 28 So you too, outwardly appear righteous to people, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. Matthew 23:27-28 NASB The word

Writing the Saturday Morning Quizzes

The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,    but the Lord tests the heart. Proverbs 17:3 You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results.  We had previously suffered and been treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you

Vast As The Oceans – Habakkuk 2:14

Vast As The Oceans – Habakkuk 2:14 As vast as the oceans His love for all His people And the faithful pray They who know this love Dream of the day A day surely to come When the world if filled With the knowledge Of this great love Habakkuk 2:14 Vast As The Oceans –

The HOLY SCRIPTURES and Modern-Day Biblical Criticism

I am not going to enter into any general tirade against criticism, but it is useless to deny that a great deal of what is called criticism is responsible for the uncertainty and unsettlement of feeling existing at the present time about the Holy Scriptures. The HOLY SCRIPTURES and Modern-Day Biblical Criticism

Ordering the Camp

ISRAEL PREPARES for war: This week, we study the arrangement of the tribes around the tabernacle and their order as they organize for the march to Canaan. Ordering the Camp